Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological study
The believers of Christ in the 1st century AD find themselves in a difficult situation. On one hand, they receive the gospel about Jesus’ victory over the world. On the other hand, they witnessed the power and dominance of the Roman Empire through its propaganda. The Book of Revelation comes with a...
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| description | The believers of Christ in the 1st century AD find themselves in a difficult situation. On one hand, they receive the gospel about Jesus’ victory over the world. On the other hand, they witnessed the power and dominance of the Roman Empire through its propaganda. The Book of Revelation comes with a message to comfort Christians torn between these two realities. It uses the Roman symbolism of victory and transforms it to answer the Roman propaganda. Thus, Revelation creates a powerful and vivid message to convince the reader that God is the supreme and only ruler of the world, and Christ triumphs over every power, even the invincible Roman Empire.
Contribution: The Roman influence on the Revelation is unquestionable and not elaborated exhaustingly enough to this date. This study aims to show how the Book of Revelation uses elements of Roman ideology to create a Christian response to the propaganda of the empire and to give its readers an important message about God’s ultimate victory. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b75a571d3ec5441891d05a3b5a4cbbe22025-02-11T13:23:34ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies0259-94222072-80502025-02-01811e1e610.4102/hts.v81i1.103126088Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological studyŁukasz Bergel0Faculty of Theology, University of Silesia, KatowiceThe believers of Christ in the 1st century AD find themselves in a difficult situation. On one hand, they receive the gospel about Jesus’ victory over the world. On the other hand, they witnessed the power and dominance of the Roman Empire through its propaganda. The Book of Revelation comes with a message to comfort Christians torn between these two realities. It uses the Roman symbolism of victory and transforms it to answer the Roman propaganda. Thus, Revelation creates a powerful and vivid message to convince the reader that God is the supreme and only ruler of the world, and Christ triumphs over every power, even the invincible Roman Empire. Contribution: The Roman influence on the Revelation is unquestionable and not elaborated exhaustingly enough to this date. This study aims to show how the Book of Revelation uses elements of Roman ideology to create a Christian response to the propaganda of the empire and to give its readers an important message about God’s ultimate victory.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/10312apocalypserevelationvictoryroman empirepropagandavictory symbolism. |
| spellingShingle | Łukasz Bergel Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological study HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies apocalypse revelation victory roman empire propaganda victory symbolism. |
| title | Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological study |
| title_full | Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological study |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological study |
| title_short | Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological study |
| title_sort | roman victory propaganda revelation s response a historical and theological study |
| topic | apocalypse revelation victory roman empire propaganda victory symbolism. |
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